Overview of the 2018 annual meetings by months. The below records are updated as announced to the IGF Secretariat by the NRIs.
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2018 NRIs ANNUAL MEETINGS |
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| NAME OF THE INITIATIVE | DATE AND PLACE | WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS | NOTES | |
| January | Trinidad and Tobago IGF | 26 January, Port of Spain |
Main theme: Shape our digital future |
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| March | Albania IGF | 29 March, Tirana | Website |
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| April | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines IGF | 5 - 6 April, Kingstown | Website | Main theme: Building partnerships for good Internet governance |
| Russian IGF | 6 April, St. Petersburg | Website |
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| Finland IGF | 26 April, Helsinki | Website |
Main themes: Hybrid Influencing and GDPR and its challenges between Internet openness and data privacy. Full programme is available here. |
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| May | Afghanistan IGF | 1 - 3 May, Kabul | Website | |
| Cameroon IGF | 14 - 16 May, Ebolowa | Website | Main topic: Protection of sensitive data and fight against fake news on the Internet. | |
| Caribbean IGF | 21 - 23 May, Paramaribo, Suriname | Website | ||
| SEEDIG | 23 - 24 May, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Website Flickr You Tube |
Main topic: Digital transformation and digital society in SEE. | |
| June | EuroDIG | 5 - 6 June, Tbilisi, Georgia | Website Flickr You Tube |
Overarching theme: Innovative strategies for our digital future. |
| Central Asia IGF | 21 - 22 June, Astana, Kazakhstan | Website |
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| July | Nigeria IGF | 2 - 3 July, Abuja | Website |
Overarching theme: Internet: An enable for good Governance. |
| Gambia IGF | 4 - 5 July, Kololi | Website | Overarching theme: Internet governance in the New Gambia. | |
| France IGF | 5 July, Paris | Website |
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| Republic of Korea IGF | 5 July, Seoul | Website | Main theme: Trustworthy Internet, Transparent Governance. | |
| Youth Hing Kong IGF | 7 - 8 and 21 July, Hong Kong | Website | ||
| Tanzania IGF | 13 July, Dar es Salaam | Website | Main theme: Strengthening the Internet ecosystem in Tanzania. | |
| Benin IGF | 14 July, Cotonou | Website | ||
| Kenya IGF | 19 July, Nairobi | Website | ||
| Barbados IGF | 19 - 20 July, Bridgetown | |||
| West Africa IGF | 26 - 27 July, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Website |
Main theme: Development of Digital Economy and Emerging Technology in West Africa. | |
| IGF-USA | 27 July, Washington D.C. | Website |
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| Youth LACIGF | 29 July, Buenos Aires | Website | ||
| Argentina IGF | 30 July, Buenos Aires | Website |
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| LACIGF | 30 July - 3 August, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Website |
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| August | Pacific IGF | 13 July, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
| Asia Pacific regional IGF (APrIGF) | 13 - 16 August, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |||
| Youth APrIGF | 13 - 16 August, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Website |
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| Mauritius IGF (along with the Africa Indian Ocean Islands event) | 16 - 17 August, Port Louis | Website |
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| September | El Salvador IGF | 12 September 2018, TBD | Website | |
| Haiti IGF | 13 September 2018, Port-au-Prince | Website |
Main theme: Connect disconnected and build the future of digital in Haiti. | |
| Youth Ukraine IGF | 27 September, Kiev | Website | ||
| Ukraine IGF | 28 September, Kiev | Website | ||
| Colombia IGF | 27 - 28 September, Bogota | Website |
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| October | Belarus IGF | 3 October 2018, Minsk | Website You Tube |
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| South Africa IGF | 4 - 5 October 2018, Durban (tbc) | Website |
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| Tunisia IGF | 4 October 2018, Tunis | Website |
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| Youth Netherlands IGF | 5 October, Amsterdam | Website | ||
| Zimbabwe IGF | 8 - 9 October, Harare | Website You Tube |
Main Theme: Internet we want | |
| Uruguay IGF | 9 October, Montevideo | Website | Main Theme: Uruguay talks about Internet | |
| Armenia IGF | 10 October, Yerevan | Website You Tube |
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| Netherlands IGF | 11 October, Amsterdam | Website |
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| India Youth IGF | 12 October, New Delhi | Website |
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| Portugal IGF | 17 October, Aveiro | Website | ||
| Venezuela IGF | 23 October, Caracas | Website | ||
| Slovenia IGF | 23 October, Ljubljana | Website |
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| Guatemala IGF | 25 October, Guatemala City | Website |
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| Croatia IGF | 25 October, Zagreb | Website | ||
| Spain IGF | 29 - 30 October, Madrid | Website Flickr |
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| Ghana IGF | 31 October, Accra | Website | ||
| FYRO Macedonia IGF | 31 October, Skopje | Website | ||
| Uganda IGF | 31 October, Kampala | Website |
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| November | Sudan IGF | 1 November, Khartoum | Website | |
| Indonesia IGF | 1 November, Jakarta | |||
| Nepal IGF | 2 - 3 November, Kathmandu | Website |
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| Brazil IGF | 4 - 7 November, Goiânia | Website |
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| African IGF | 4 - 6 November, Khartoum, Sudan | Website |
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| Paraguay IGF | 5 - 6 November, Asunción | Website |
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| Namibia IGF | 6 - 7 November, Windhoek | Website | ||
| Bangladesh IGF | 6 November, Dhaka | Website | ||
| Italy IGF | 5 - 7 November, Rome | Website | ||
| Youth IGF of Turkey | 8 November, Istanbul | Website | ||
| Ecuador IGF | 10 November, Cuenca | Website | ||
| Swiss IGF | 20 November, Bern | Website |
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| UK IGF | 22 November, London | Website | Main theme: Solutions for the digital age | |
| German IGF | 27 November, Berlin | Website |
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| Lebanon IGF | 28 - 29 November, Beirut | Website | ||
| December | Togo IGF | 6 December, Lome | Website | |
| Central African IGF | 13 - 14 December, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Website | ||
| Bolivia IGF | 5 - 6 December, Sucre | Website | ||
| Georgia IGF | 10 December, Tbilisi | Website |
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| Poland IGF | 13 December, Warsaw | Website | ||
| Chad IGF | 31 December, N'Djamena | Website |
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Overview of the 2017 annual meetings by months. The below records are updated as announced to the IGF Secretariat by the NRIs.
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2017 NRIs ANNUAL MEETINGS |
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| NAME OF THE INITIATIVE | DATE AND PLACE | WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS | NOTES | |
| January | Trinidad and Tobago IGF | 26 January, Port of Spain |
Main theme: The role of the Internet and the digital economy in the sustainable development of Trinidad and Tobago. |
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| March | Afghanistan IGF | 29 - 30 March, Kabul | Website |
Online participation available. |
| April | Russia IGF | 7 April, Innopolis | Website |
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| Central Africa IGF | 10 - 11 April, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
Website | Main theme: Evolution of Internet Governance: Economy and Development. | |
| Panama IGF | 25 April, Panama City | Website | ||
| Finland IGF | 26 April, Helsinki | Website |
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| May | Belarus IGF | 16 May, Minsk | Website | |
| Croatia IGF | 16 May, Zagreb | Website | ||
| Sri Lanka IGF | 16 - 18 May, Colombo | Website | Main theme: Cyber Security and Safer Internet. | |
| Pacific IGF | 17 - 18 May, Port Vila, Vanuatu | Website | Main theme: Working for an inclusive, secure and safe Internet. | |
| Senegal IGF | 18 May, Dakar | Website | ||
| SEEDIG |
24 - 25 May, Ohrid, FYR Macedonia |
Website Flickr You Tube |
Overarching theme: Digital development: turning challenges into opportunities.
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| Swiss IGF | 30 May, Bern | Website |
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| June | EuroDIG | 6 - 7 June, Tallinn, Estonia |
Overarching theme: DIGital futures: promises and pitfalls. |
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| Peru IGF | 6 - 7 June, Lima | Website |
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| Barbados IGF | 22 - 23 June, Bridgetown |
Topics to be discussed: Internet Governance, Internet Law, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Internet and Activism, Internet Economy. |
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| Central Asia IGF | 22 - 23 June, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Website |
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| Cameroon IGF | 28 - 30 June, Kribi | Website | ||
July |
Kenya IGF | 6 July, Nairobi | Website |
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| Nigeria IGF | 13 July, Kaduna | Website |
Main theme: Internet: Connecting, Shaping and Empowering the People. | |
| Benin IGF | 22 July, Cotonou | Website |
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| IGF - USA | 24 July, Washington DC | Website |
Planning underway. | |
| Asia Pacific regional IGF | 26 - 29 July, Bangkok, Thailand | Website |
Main theme: Ensuring an inclusive and sustainable development in Asia-Pacific: A regional agenda for Internet Governance. |
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| Guatemala IGF | 27 July, Guatemala City | Website |
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| West Africa IGF | 27 - 28 July, Cotonou, Benin | Website |
Main theme: Digital Security for Socio-Economic Development and Peace | |
| August |
Youth LACIGF | 1 August, Panama City, Panama | Website |
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| LACIGF | 2 - 4 August, Panama City, Panama | Website |
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| Nepal IGF | 18 - 19 August, Kathmandu | Website | Main theme: Building Sustainable Internet Ecosystem in Nepal | |
| Caribbean IGF | 21 - 23 August, Tortola, British Virgin Islands | Website | ||
| Costa Rica IGF | 31 August, San Jose | Website | ||
September |
Malawi IGF | 8 September, Lilongwe | Website | |
| Georgia IGF | 12 September, Tbilisi | Website |
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| Uruguay IGF | 13 September, Montevideo | Website | Main theme: Internet in Uruguay: a country in a digital key. | |
| UK-IGF | 13 September, London | Website |
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| Youth IGF Uruguay | 13 September, Montevideo | Website | ||
| Namibia IGF | 27 - 28 September, Windhoek | Website |
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| Portugal IGF | 28-29 September, Lisbon | Website | ||
October |
Armenia IGF | 2 October, Yerevan | Website You Tube |
Main theme: Internet governance for sustainable and inclusive development. |
| Colombia IGF | 3 - 4 October, Bogota | Website |
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| Dominican Republic IGF | 5 October, Santo Domingo | Website |
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| Netherlands Youth IGF | 5 October, Amsterdam | Website |
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| Ukraine IGF | 6 October, Kiev | Website | ||
| Netherlands IGF | 10 October, Amsterdam | Website |
Main theme: Shape your digital future! | |
| Austria IGF | 16 October, Vienna | Website |
Overall topic: Security and freedoms in digital space. | |
| Tunisia IGF | 17 October, Tunis | Website |
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| Slovenia IGF | 17 October, Ljubljana | Website |
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| Panama IGF | 24 October, Panama City | Website |
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| Rwanda IGF | 26 October, Kigali | Website | ||
| Uganda IGF | 27 October, Kampala | Website | ||
| Indonesia IGF | 28 October, Jakarta | Website | ||
| November | Brazil IGF | 14 - 17 November, Rio de Janeiro | Website |
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| German IGF | 15 November, Berlin | Website |
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| Mauritius IGF | 16 November, Port Louis | Website |
Main theme: Enhancing Digital Trust to encompass Online Child Safety. | |
| Argentina IGF | 16 - 17 November, Buenos Aires | Website |
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| Bolivia IGF | 16 - 17 November, Sucre |
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| Italy IGF | 20 - 21 November, Bologna | Website | ||
| Poland IGF | 21 November, Warsaw | Website | ||
| Ecuador IGF | 24 November, Loja | Website | ||
| Youth IGF Turkey | 26 November, Istanbul | Website |
Main theme: Social Impact of Internet on Youth. | |
| Chad IGF | 27 November, N'Djamena | Website |
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| FYR Macedonia IGF | 28 November, Skopje | Website | ||
| Spain IGF | 28 - 29 November, Madrid | Website Flickr |
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| South Africa IGF | 28 - 29 November, Johannesburg | Website |
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| Paraguay IGF | 29 - 30 November, Asuncion | Website |
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| December | North Africa IGF | 2 - 3 December, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Website |
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| African IGF | 4 - 6 December, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Website |
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| Zimbabwe IGF | 11 December, Harare | Website You Tube |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina IGF | 12 December, Sarajevo | Website | Main theme: The network effect: from infrastructure to children. | |
| DR Congo IGF | 11 - 13 December, Kinshasa | Website |
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